January 25, 2006
From the desk of Jane Galt:Thank you thank you thank you!
Thanks to all my amazing readers who ordered through my Amazon associates account, today I was able to load up on the following goodies on Amazon. I not only got much-needed kitchen equipment, but a head start on rebuilding the album collection I lost when I moved to Chicago. And I still have some left over for books. Thanks, everyone, for making my Christmas very merry indeed.
Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
Taylor Digital Oven Thermometer/Timer
"The Who: The Ultimate Collection
Soehnle Attache Digital Food Scale
The Complete Bertie and Jeeves Megaset
Posted by Jane Galt at January 25, 2006 05:45 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksGood for you....
Say, how did that offer to those who donated to the Red Cross work out?
Very well, for them. It cost me a fortune to mail the damn things. ;-)
Posted by: Jane Galt on January 25, 2006 06:21 PMSpeaking as a recipient, I have to say that it was the best pound cake I've ever had. Thanks again!
Posted by: Jeffrey Boulier on January 25, 2006 06:51 PMoh well, sorry, I missed out. Never did get an answer to my e-mail nor two or three gentle requests here.
C'est la vie.
You're welcome. And my wife loved the grater and yogurt maker -- in mid-January she was still raving about my mad gift-giving skillz!
Posted by: Shelby on January 25, 2006 08:24 PMInstead of buying music, you should consider renting it via Rhapsody or some similar subscription-based service (e.g. Napster). Since joining Rhapsody, I have bought very little music on CD (though you can buy music directly through their service), and I instead listen to the music on a streaming basis. Since a month's subscription is less than the cost of a CD, I think this probably saves some money over the course of a year. Rhapsody costs about $10 per month, so if you buy more than $120 in CDs (or downloaded songs on iPods, which Rhapsody can also do on subscription) then Rhapsody would save you money. And of course, having access to much of the recorded music of the last seventy or so years also adds considerable utility beyond the value of the CDs it serves as a partial substitute good for.
Posted by: Sisyphus on January 25, 2006 09:47 PMIt's kind of freaky how many things on that list I already have or covet deeply. Now I'll have to look into those few items with which I am unfamiliar...
Posted by: Joan on January 26, 2006 12:50 AMGave the wife the thermometer that Jane featured in Christmas of '04..and the mandolin that was also featured. Use the thermometer a lot and the mandolin just on occassion, but it's very hand when you need to use it.
BTW, I also enjoyed the Hobb Tawny man books that you previously recommended. I had read the Farseer triology and was vaguely unhappy with the way it ended. Think the original triology is much improved by the Tawny Man triology.
Nice call with the Mats and Pogues.
Posted by: Hoo on January 26, 2006 09:33 AMExcellent choices, Jane. Especially I'm just here for the food and the Bertie and Jeeves megaset.
Posted by: winterspeak on January 26, 2006 11:08 AMComments are Closed.